Timbaland "Maniac" ft Keri Hilson/Chris Brown/DOE
Introducing: "London's Chris Brown"
Like most of the legends - he began performing at an early age; earning his stripes by singing in the church choir. The interlude “Hem of His Garment” is sung accapella and avidly displays his gospel background.
Nate also switches genres and shows his Caribbean flavor with the reggae influenced track “Wine it Gal”.
Aside from a few various subjects, he mostly harmonizes about love and relationships. The young “boy wonder” has obviously fallen in and out of love a few times. His mature vocals touch subject matter that we all can identify with.
Performing without an inkling of stage fright - arena audiences are wooed by his upbeat melodies and London swag.
The United Kingdom phenom has all the right moves and a voice that the game could use; this is especially visible on mid-tempo songs like “Set U 3ree”.
After a few more albums, a couple of worldwide tours and more life-experiences, he could be a force to be reckoned with.
This is a pretty decent EP to add to the Indie archive; file it under "artists with alot of potential".
He’s currently on tour, serenading the streets of London. Be on the lookout, it won’t be long before everyone knows the voice of -the talented-Young Nate.
# of songs on album: 9
# of songs worth a listen: 6
What Happened To...
Recently, I have received a lot of "heat" for not welcoming C-Breezy back with open arms (…presumably from the young teeny bopper chicks whose hormones would allow a guy to hit anything on their body...). To clarify, my beef is not necessarily with Chris Brown in particular, but more the Entertainment business. First off, this "only God can judge me" saying is a half-truth to me. Sure, only God can make the final decision, which is ultimately the only one that matters, but to say you can’t be judged by anyone else is unrealistic. The definition of the term “judge” means to form an evaluation, to determine, or to decide. Are you telling me that you do not have the right to form an evaluation of another person? We judge people (character-wise) daily in one way or another. Whether it is in an incorrect manner: deciding that a black man cannot possibly have a house in an affluent neighborhood (Henry Louis Gates Jr. …seriously?!?). Or whether we use it to make wise decisions, like deciding to not let the friend, with whom things mysteriously disappear around, house-sit for you.
Granted, in everyday life, people make mistakes. But, sometimes those mistakes although not intentional can potentially follow them around for the rest of their lives. Is it fair? No, not all the time. But, life isn’t. Why should it be any different for anyone who is a celebrity? They want us to treat them like "regular folk" when it is convenient and then want to flip the script and have us treat them like celebrities the moment they may have to actually pay “regular folk” prices for an error.
Since when did we become the society that judges a person by their talent and not their character? (Almost everyone was beating somebody in the 60s and Ike Turner still lost his career). If you want me to be nicer to Chris you are going to have to give me a better reason, then the fact that he is amazingly talented. What is at stake here is his singing career, NOT his life. It would be a shame to see that talent to go to waste, but to me it would be an even bigger tragedy to see that type of character celebrated.
For example: Recently in Georgia, a middle school teacher, (for arguments sake lets say he was an excellent teacher), was fondling a 15-year-old girl in the back of his car at around 2:30 in the morning. She was not there against her will, and may even have encouraged his behavior. The pair was discovered by police as he was putting on a condom. I want to believe he did not start his day looking forward to molesting a student,( or at least getting caught doing so), and it would seem obvious that he left his better judgment somewhere north of his penis. There were probably a number of circumstances and missteps that led to him committing this mistake. But, would you understand the school system welcoming him back, with open arms? His career as a teacher is effectively over, despite all the kids he may have helped, and the fact that he may have no intention of hurting another child, it is over. As it should be, no? Would you have him around your 15 year old daughter?
Chris Brown PSA...
As the saying goes: "If you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything at all". Please note my silence. The question is: Are you guys ready to forgive Chris? Did this PSA come at the right time, or a couple of months too late?
